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hamas does not recognize israel, israel does not recognize hamas. this is an issue that will be sorted out once the israelis decide to have peace with the whole of the palestinian people, not only with certain factions. >> as anderson said, he's not denying that. he's just offering the viewers some clarification on the language here. >> this is not the issue right now, don. the issue right now is an israeli military campaign that are killing hundreds of people and wounding hundreds of people in the gaza strip. innocent people are paying a price for a campaign that is being carried out by a military power, the most powerful country in the middle east, and this has to come to an end. everybody has the right to defend themselves, but an occupying power trying to s subjugate an entire population to its military rule and you want to deny the people, that's absurd. >> anderson, moments ago, another explosion. let's look. >> i don't know if you can hear that. that was another quite large explosion. relatively close to where i am. i'm not sure if that was i
hamas does not recognize israel, israel does not recognize hamas. this is an issue that will be sorted out once the israelis decide to have peace with the whole of the palestinian people, not only with certain factions. >> as anderson said, he's not denying that. he's just offering the viewers some clarification on the language here. >> this is not the issue right now, don. the issue right now is an israeli military campaign that are killing hundreds of people and wounding hundreds...
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hamas is leading the palestinian people to ruin, hamas must be seen to be a rogue regime. because it is under the palestinian national authority. >> i want to go back to something you said about the president's indifference. do you think it would behoove the president to get involved and trying to solve this crisis? is it even possible to find a solution in the next four years? that question is really asked of every president. >> i think you're absolutely right, from truman, if you want the history, to george bush, people talked about solving the crisis. president obama actually kind of turned away from the region, from the conflict. but now there is noise to do what he can do in the second administration, not the first. it always frustrates american presidents, and if the realities remain as they are, and again, the introduction of this hamas as an element. the hamas armed by the iranians. and hamas granting iran a beachhead in the mediterranean. >> i found it very interesting, when i was speaking, somebody who knows the region very well, our very own jim clancy, covering
hamas is leading the palestinian people to ruin, hamas must be seen to be a rogue regime. because it is under the palestinian national authority. >> i want to go back to something you said about the president's indifference. do you think it would behoove the president to get involved and trying to solve this crisis? is it even possible to find a solution in the next four years? that question is really asked of every president. >> i think you're absolutely right, from truman, if you...
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this is a picture that hamas has put on its site on twitter. this is the hamas militants, brigades, showing a militant with a foot on what appears to be the head of an israeli soldier. and twitter has become an essential part of the fight for the public support in this battle world worldwide. >> thank you very much, josh. >>> egypt is sending aid to palestine, and cnn is there when a convoy of supplies crosses a border. that story is next. ♪ [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. >>> as israeli rockets continue to rain on gaza, 500 egyptian activists open the territory today through the city of raffa. demonstrators called on the egyptian government and other arab states to intervene to stop the offensive that started wednesday.
this is a picture that hamas has put on its site on twitter. this is the hamas militants, brigades, showing a militant with a foot on what appears to be the head of an israeli soldier. and twitter has become an essential part of the fight for the public support in this battle world worldwide. >> thank you very much, josh. >>> egypt is sending aid to palestine, and cnn is there when a convoy of supplies crosses a border. that story is next. ♪ [ gordon ] for some this line is a...
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most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but they cannot confirm if he was there. israeli -- hitting some local journalists, they had called up some french journalists in advance of the strike, and told them to get out of the building, and they did evacuate, but some journalists did go back inside. there was a response to that, there's been a number of large explosions already this evening and we an fticipate in the hour ahead. >> what's the feeling you get of the atmosphere right now when you see people in gaza and you know it's going to be another long night there? >> it's obviously a very tense atmosphere, the streets are deserted not only at this time of night, but at this time of day, shops are closed, and you don't see the large number o
most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but they cannot confirm if he was there. israeli -- hitting some local journalists, they had called up some french journalists in advance...
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hamas is a very different story. they believe they're civilians are also along with the members of hamas and other militant groups. it doesn't really matter who is right or wrong. for the civilians, it feels like war here. it's dangerous situation. nobody is really out on the streets. only a few people trying to get a few things done like getting groceries. but most of the stores are shut. people are in their homes. people are mourning the 40 people who died and trying to deal with what really does feel like a full scale war and very worried about the fact there are so many soldiers on the israeli border waiting to possibly come in and start a ground war. gary? >> it stands to reason that things will get worse at night. it's become night in the last hour there in the middle east. is that what you're anticipating right now? >> reporter: yeah. i mean last night my partner and i went back to our hotel and after a few minutes, i mean it was just raining down the sounds of bombs were rattling the windows. you know, we ten
hamas is a very different story. they believe they're civilians are also along with the members of hamas and other militant groups. it doesn't really matter who is right or wrong. for the civilians, it feels like war here. it's dangerous situation. nobody is really out on the streets. only a few people trying to get a few things done like getting groceries. but most of the stores are shut. people are in their homes. people are mourning the 40 people who died and trying to deal with what really...
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some say there's a link between hamas and iran that's fractured because of the hamas's refusal to support them during the civil war. >> thank you very much. president obama won the popular vote on election day, but in king county, texas, only 3% of the county voted for obama. >> if you could tell barack obama to do one thing, what would you tell him? >> to resign. >> what is up with king county, texas? [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, now is a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand medicare and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with this type of plan, y
some say there's a link between hamas and iran that's fractured because of the hamas's refusal to support them during the civil war. >> thank you very much. president obama won the popular vote on election day, but in king county, texas, only 3% of the county voted for obama. >> if you could tell barack obama to do one thing, what would you tell him? >> to resign. >> what is up with king county, texas? [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, now is a good...
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hamas says israel is to blame. people live in fear of how close the attacks will come. listen to one man in gaza just last night. >> i fear my life is at risk by merely being out the streets. i literally felt i could lose my life at any moment. target i targeting israeli civilians, i might as well -- >> he was able to reconnect with us moments later. other nations are scrambling to try to get israel and hamas to take a step back. egypt's prime minister and president arrived in gaza today. a planned cease-fire for the visit never materialized while president mohamed morsi made it clear whose side egypt is on. >> translator: we support the people of gaza. we are with them in their trenches. what hurts them hurts us. and the blood that flows from their children is our blood too. >> so most of the west, including the united states sides with israel. a nation now on the brink of staging a ground assault. israel's deputy foreign minister told cnn this morning that would trigger that move. >> if we will see in the next 24
hamas says israel is to blame. people live in fear of how close the attacks will come. listen to one man in gaza just last night. >> i fear my life is at risk by merely being out the streets. i literally felt i could lose my life at any moment. target i targeting israeli civilians, i might as well -- >> he was able to reconnect with us moments later. other nations are scrambling to try to get israel and hamas to take a step back. egypt's prime minister and president arrived in gaza...
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provoking hamas. let's put things in proper perspective and let israel stop whining and stop talking about itself as victim and get rid of the legal occupation and go back to leaving in good neighborly relations as opposed to a free for all and a testing ground for its weapons. >> it's sad and a pitiful history that continues on. we thank you very much for joining us on our program. >> my pleasure, gary. >> many never dream superstorm sandy would be as bad as it was. so some let their pets behind. now a rescue effort is under way to help those who can't help themselves and how you can help. [ male announcer ] a european-inspired suspension, but not from germany. ♪ a powerful, fuel-efficient engine, but it's not from japan. ♪ it's a car like no other... inspired by a place like no other. introducing the all-new 2013 chevrolet malibu, our greatest malibu ever. ♪ maybe you want to incorporate a business. or protect your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like the help of an attorney. at
provoking hamas. let's put things in proper perspective and let israel stop whining and stop talking about itself as victim and get rid of the legal occupation and go back to leaving in good neighborly relations as opposed to a free for all and a testing ground for its weapons. >> it's sad and a pitiful history that continues on. we thank you very much for joining us on our program. >> my pleasure, gary. >> many never dream superstorm sandy would be as bad as it was. so some...
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hamas, that is. today, palestinians carried his body through the streets on the way to his funeral and as they mourn israeli forces are giving the play by play of their offensive on the israeli defense forces website reporting the spot under attack are hamas missile launch sites and israel is not just taking out the launchers. its teams are detonating rockets in the air. take a look. >> israel says it's responding to what's been calling the raining of bombs by hamas on israeli areas that border gaza. >> no government would tolerate a situation where nearly a fifth of its people live under a constant barrage of rockets and missile fire. and israel will not tolerate this situation. this is why my government is instructed the israeli defense forces to conduct surgical strikes against the terrorist infrastructure in gaza. >> cnn's sara sidner is live for us in gaza city. we are hearing report that is a rocket hit tel aviv. is that right? >> reporter: well, look. we are hearing the same thing. but that ha
hamas, that is. today, palestinians carried his body through the streets on the way to his funeral and as they mourn israeli forces are giving the play by play of their offensive on the israeli defense forces website reporting the spot under attack are hamas missile launch sites and israel is not just taking out the launchers. its teams are detonating rockets in the air. take a look. >> israel says it's responding to what's been calling the raining of bombs by hamas on israeli areas that...
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i don't think the egyptians or hamas should be under any delusions here, if hamas rockets continue to be fired into israel, israelis have the responsibility to protect their population. >> egypt has reached out to president obama and the united states saying help us stop the violence there. so, ken, the united states is going to get sucked into this, regardless? >> no, i don't think the united states is going to get sucked in. they've provided weapons and air dome to prevent rockets from coming in. i think the united states is much more interested in what impact will hamas' success or failure have upon the rest of the region. here, we have to think about jordan and king abdullah's instability. i think we worry about insurgencies in general, hezbollah and hamas. hezbollah, if it felt that hamas was successful, would it start something from the north? and i think israel, over the broader perspective, is very interested in being sure that hamas is put back on its heels and not able to attack israel. that becomes very important for israel in the long run if it decides some time in the fut
i don't think the egyptians or hamas should be under any delusions here, if hamas rockets continue to be fired into israel, israelis have the responsibility to protect their population. >> egypt has reached out to president obama and the united states saying help us stop the violence there. so, ken, the united states is going to get sucked into this, regardless? >> no, i don't think the united states is going to get sucked in. they've provided weapons and air dome to prevent rockets...
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and so we expect to see a real reaction from hamas. they have already said that israel has now opened the gates of hell on itself after this targeted attack. now, israel responded, we just spoke with the military spokesperson from israel, who said, look, we are readying ourselves. we have not determined whether or not we are going to start a ground war as well. we do know, though, that there have been targeted air strikes, more than 30 of them, throughout this evening, and we also are hearing that there is fire coming from israeli ships that are in the mediterranean off of gaza. >> and, sara, not to minimize the rocket attacks into israel, but why have the israelis reacted to strongly to this particular series of strikes? >> reporter: well, it is in their estimation that they haven't been acting strongly. it is their estimation that after getting 100 plus rockets coming into southern israel and targeting specifically civilians, they're saying, look, we're returning fire but doing it in a very targeted, specific way, looking for specifi
and so we expect to see a real reaction from hamas. they have already said that israel has now opened the gates of hell on itself after this targeted attack. now, israel responded, we just spoke with the military spokesperson from israel, who said, look, we are readying ourselves. we have not determined whether or not we are going to start a ground war as well. we do know, though, that there have been targeted air strikes, more than 30 of them, throughout this evening, and we also are hearing...
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this strike on a car that killed the chief of hamas' military. now the two sides have fired dozens of rockets at one another. israel claims its defending its cities, following ongoing rocket attacks by palestinian militants. israel's military says it's targeting 100 sites across gaza. i know, youf heard this all before. this time it's different. because egypt is not happy with with israel. it's already reached out to president obama and told him, we must put an end to this aggression. sarah seidner is in the region and has the latest for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. yes, the number of those who have been killed during this escalation, fighting between gaza and israels had now risen. three people in israel inside an apartment building killed from a rocket attack sent from gaza, from hamas, the government here. we're now learning that 15 people have been killed here in total today, here in gaza, including nine militants, several children and a pregnant woman. what's happening now is off and on, we are hearing air
this strike on a car that killed the chief of hamas' military. now the two sides have fired dozens of rockets at one another. israel claims its defending its cities, following ongoing rocket attacks by palestinian militants. israel's military says it's targeting 100 sites across gaza. i know, youf heard this all before. this time it's different. because egypt is not happy with with israel. it's already reached out to president obama and told him, we must put an end to this aggression. sarah...
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the hamas rockets came toward beersheba. from the outside it didn't look too bad, but inside is another story. a mother, father and four of their children were inside the home. when the sirens went off they had less than a minute. they made it. they did -- the husband says we went to the safe room, closed the door, we heard a big boom. straight after that an electric outage. he says the young girls were in a little hysteria. we were lucky we entered the safe room. his wife said the fire was to protect the children, then when they saw the incredible damage, they were stunned. their 9-year-old said she is was frightened when she heard the initial siren and then the large explosion. an israeli member of parliament minced no words in what he thought israel had to do. >> all my sons, four of them, they are ready to go. >> but there's a major debail on whether that's rise. >> a former air force xharchder says he hopes the naval and airpower can get it done. 11 hamas rockets entered the vicinity while we were there. some were inter
the hamas rockets came toward beersheba. from the outside it didn't look too bad, but inside is another story. a mother, father and four of their children were inside the home. when the sirens went off they had less than a minute. they made it. they did -- the husband says we went to the safe room, closed the door, we heard a big boom. straight after that an electric outage. he says the young girls were in a little hysteria. we were lucky we entered the safe room. his wife said the fire was to...
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hamas emerges a a big winner from this conflict and its truce. >> hamas has emerged stronger. it's consolidated control over gausa. they may yet manage to get an easing of the blockade if a more presence e deal welcome back done. >> look what they've accomplished. they, rather than abbas, has put the palestinian issue back on the international stage. >> reporter: that brings us to those that have lost much in this conflict. mahmoud abbas and his fatah faction. the palestinian leaders were supposed to be the moderate peace brokers. now they can't even claim to speak for all palestinians and proved they have no leverage with hamas, their arch-rival. >> this is not a good outcome for abbas and the two-state solution. >> always a player, riran's han is arguably weaken the. iron dome shot hundreds of missiles out of the sky. what if israel attacks iran? can it still call on hamas to retaliate? in one week with one truce allies and enemies in the region have shifted again. this will have an impact on any peace negotiations going forward. cnn, atlanta.
hamas emerges a a big winner from this conflict and its truce. >> hamas has emerged stronger. it's consolidated control over gausa. they may yet manage to get an easing of the blockade if a more presence e deal welcome back done. >> look what they've accomplished. they, rather than abbas, has put the palestinian issue back on the international stage. >> reporter: that brings us to those that have lost much in this conflict. mahmoud abbas and his fatah faction. the palestinian...
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does not recognize hamas. president obama we're told has been also in very late night talks for his time zone. he's been in the far east on that east asia summit trip, but he's been talking to prime minister netanyahu, talking to the egyptian president morsi, and the u.s. has said that they really believe that the egyptians have played a very significant and very constructive role. again, we'll wait to see what happens but this is a major test for egypt, not so much for egypt, but for how egypt and the world might work together on these issues. the first time an islamist leader elected in egypt has taken part in these very, very difficult kinds of things. >> and even as they are apparently close to a deal, a lot of rockets came into israel today, including not far from where we are here in jerusalem, a whole bunch came in the south, i was there earlier in the day, and the israelis are continuing their strikes in gaza as well. >> well, that's right. the air war, so to speak, continues while the diplomacy also c
does not recognize hamas. president obama we're told has been also in very late night talks for his time zone. he's been in the far east on that east asia summit trip, but he's been talking to prime minister netanyahu, talking to the egyptian president morsi, and the u.s. has said that they really believe that the egyptians have played a very significant and very constructive role. again, we'll wait to see what happens but this is a major test for egypt, not so much for egypt, but for how egypt...
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hamas for sure. you've witnessed a parade of arab officials literally visiting gaza, showering the political recognition and money. amile an hour of qatar came. the foreign minister of egypt and foreign minister of turkey, and the arab league was there. hamas's stock on this one is rising, and, finally, hamas, again, driving their own narratives have withstood the military power of the middle east most preeminent military force. hamas on this one stands to win. if you add to that the possibility that the israelis may well begin to open up and ease some of the economic restrictions, hamas's legitimacy for the 1.5 million palestinians who currently live in gaza without much hope of an economic future, that legitimacy is going to deepen. if i had to rank this in terms of one, two, three, i think hamas has come out on top. now, the iz raelsz also, though, i think have won. netanyahu has deepened his relationship with president obama. he has demonstrated he can actually involve the president of egypt. egy
hamas for sure. you've witnessed a parade of arab officials literally visiting gaza, showering the political recognition and money. amile an hour of qatar came. the foreign minister of egypt and foreign minister of turkey, and the arab league was there. hamas's stock on this one is rising, and, finally, hamas, again, driving their own narratives have withstood the military power of the middle east most preeminent military force. hamas on this one stands to win. if you add to that the...
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>>> and before the break we were talking about the cease-fire between hamas and the israelis. it has been a halt to the rocket barrage which bloodied the region forri eight days. there's still one weapon hovering over right now. right before the conflict started, you visited one of israel's largest defense manufacturers and you got an exclusive and pretty neat look at one of the country's most valuable resources, the drone. so why do israelis feel they need to keep drones in the air at all times? >> these drones are these unmanned piloted systems. so essentially it's cheaper for them to do this, and they were there before the conflict and they are going to remain after the conflict and the number one reason i could tell you, martin, is surveillance. these are these high-tech equipment and they have great surveillance capabilities. we went to a place near the israeli aerospace industries where they build the cameras they put inside the drone. the amount of surveillance they're able to do, especially in such a fragile situation, i spoke to an engineer where they handcraft the ca
>>> and before the break we were talking about the cease-fire between hamas and the israelis. it has been a halt to the rocket barrage which bloodied the region forri eight days. there's still one weapon hovering over right now. right before the conflict started, you visited one of israel's largest defense manufacturers and you got an exclusive and pretty neat look at one of the country's most valuable resources, the drone. so why do israelis feel they need to keep drones in the air at...
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that has elevated hamas. they were fighting their arch enemy if you will and -- >> not recognizing the state of israel and israel views hamas as -- >> as a terrorist organization. >> yes. >> what does that mean moving forward for any kind of actual solution, two-state solution down the road? >> let's see if this were -- this will be overly optimistic, if this were to convince hamas that, you know what, you should accept the conditions of the united states, the european union, others have put forward, you will be recognized, you will be recognized as a -- people will talk to you, you accept israel, you renounce terrorism, and you accept previous israeli palestinian agreements, that would be a significant step forward. i'm not saying hamas is going to do that and we're not getting any indication they're doing it. at the same time, maybe this could be a potential down the road long-term breakthrough if that were to happen. >> the other concern is that hamas will use this time to replenish their stockpile of incr
that has elevated hamas. they were fighting their arch enemy if you will and -- >> not recognizing the state of israel and israel views hamas as -- >> as a terrorist organization. >> yes. >> what does that mean moving forward for any kind of actual solution, two-state solution down the road? >> let's see if this were -- this will be overly optimistic, if this were to convince hamas that, you know what, you should accept the conditions of the united states, the...
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hamas doest think about where the rockets are going. while he is being treated in this hospital room, just one room away there's another child with the same kind of war injuries. except she's from the other side of the conflict. she's from gaza. 8-year-old bisan lost three fingers when the war came to her home. i heard the sound of a missile that hit. i didn't have time to ask what happened, thin the second one hit she says. when the dust cleared, she could see the bones of her small child's fingers on the floor. she was taken to the hospital in gaza but it was too crowded and they couldn't give her the best care. so the family asked israel for permission to cross the border. initially her mother was terrified. terrified at the prospect of people considered an enemy in their country putting their hands on her wounded daughter. it's a strange situation. and it's my first time entering israel. i was afraid. but they treated me and my daughter in a very nice way. and i understand that medicine has nothing to do with politics, she says. >>
hamas doest think about where the rockets are going. while he is being treated in this hospital room, just one room away there's another child with the same kind of war injuries. except she's from the other side of the conflict. she's from gaza. 8-year-old bisan lost three fingers when the war came to her home. i heard the sound of a missile that hit. i didn't have time to ask what happened, thin the second one hit she says. when the dust cleared, she could see the bones of her small child's...
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is there no going around hamas. hamas is here to stay. hamas is the power to be reckoned with. president abbas put all of his eggs in the american basket, the united states has failed to deliver. hamas has come a long way, still has a longer way to travel in terms of accepting the political vision for the peace process. the reality is hamas is entirely different than the hamas that exived in the 1990s and early 2000. it has come almost very close to accepting the political roles of the united states and european community should begin the process of engagement with hamas. this is the way to go. >> that would be a significant game changer there. thank you very much. want to go back to the united states where the country is now nearing what we are calling the fiscal cliff, roughly 40 days away. taxes go up 90% on us and president and congress, it they don't make a deal, what's going to happen if this actually takes place? we'll find out after a quick break.d nasal [ tissue box ] he said nasal congestion. yeah...i heard him. [ female announcer ] tylenol® cold multi-symptom nightt
is there no going around hamas. hamas is here to stay. hamas is the power to be reckoned with. president abbas put all of his eggs in the american basket, the united states has failed to deliver. hamas has come a long way, still has a longer way to travel in terms of accepting the political vision for the peace process. the reality is hamas is entirely different than the hamas that exived in the 1990s and early 2000. it has come almost very close to accepting the political roles of the united...
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hamas controls gaza. they are responsible for gaza. >> will you ease the blockade of grauz as a result of this agreement? >> the thing is, wolf, over the last few years we've had a gradual lifting of restrictions, slow and steady, incremental, but a slow and steady process of easing restrictions. now, here you've got to put cause and effect in the right order. we only impose restrictions because of the hostility, because of the rockets, because of the violence, because of the terrorism. if the border is quiet, that enables us to be more forthcoming and arrangements agreed with egyptians say we'll start talking from tomorrow about a process to work on those issues. >> is there an agreement that the u.s. will now help egypt prevent smuggling of weapons into gaza from -- >> well, you saw what the bhous put out, and that for us is a big issue because we don't want to see hamas, and that's one of the issues that we'll be discussing in the coming days. >> do you have an assurance from egypt that they will take
hamas controls gaza. they are responsible for gaza. >> will you ease the blockade of grauz as a result of this agreement? >> the thing is, wolf, over the last few years we've had a gradual lifting of restrictions, slow and steady, incremental, but a slow and steady process of easing restrictions. now, here you've got to put cause and effect in the right order. we only impose restrictions because of the hostility, because of the rockets, because of the violence, because of the...
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continues its assault on hamas in gaza. with no cease-fire in sight, there are concerns israeli troops may soon enter gaza widening this conflict. we're going to talk about that with cnn's chief international correspondent christiane amanpour in jerusalem joining us now. while israelis seem to be very supportive of the air strike sos far, would the israeli people support their troops moving into gaza? >> reporter: well, interestingly a poll done by the newspaper, pretty much a liberal moderate newspaper, says that while something like 84% of israelis, and i must say everyone we talk to and all the politicians do support the current air offensive on gaza, that number drops sharply if they're talking about a ground war. that drops to about 30%. and i think, you know, that's something significant to consider. but more than that, i have spoken to israeli government officials who tell me today and wanted to manufactuemphasize to that israel is hoping that the diplomatic track proves successful. they always say if this doesn't, t
continues its assault on hamas in gaza. with no cease-fire in sight, there are concerns israeli troops may soon enter gaza widening this conflict. we're going to talk about that with cnn's chief international correspondent christiane amanpour in jerusalem joining us now. while israelis seem to be very supportive of the air strike sos far, would the israeli people support their troops moving into gaza? >> reporter: well, interestingly a poll done by the newspaper, pretty much a liberal...
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with hamas. now, clinton cannot speak with hamas directly because the united states considers it a terrorist group. so by talking to palestinians she can reach hamas. talking to egypt's president is going to be her last stop. as we see here. so by talking to egypt, that's another way for her to communicate with hamas. the region is watching her every step. not only for a cease-fire, but perhaps also for a long-term resolution. a member of hamas told cnn by phone today how his organization is looking to see what the u.s. does. >> i think the egyptians are waiting for some support from the united states in order to make an -- we expect to have an outcome of this today. >> you have so many moving parts in all of this. there is a discrepancy, hamas saying this was a cease-fire, but israel is call iing it a ca down period. and here is israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, moments before word came. >> no country would tolerate rocket attacks against its cities and against its civilians. israel c
with hamas. now, clinton cannot speak with hamas directly because the united states considers it a terrorist group. so by talking to palestinians she can reach hamas. talking to egypt's president is going to be her last stop. as we see here. so by talking to egypt, that's another way for her to communicate with hamas. the region is watching her every step. not only for a cease-fire, but perhaps also for a long-term resolution. a member of hamas told cnn by phone today how his organization is...
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which has been supplying hamas with long range rockets and training hamas commanders how to fire from underground launch sites. here what he is israeli prime minister -- i'm sorry, israeli president shimon peres had to say to iran with our piers morgan. >> obviously' serious situation escalating by the hour now. how do you see this resolving itself? >> well, there is an attempt to introduce a cease-fire. we have a positive. the positive is the constructive war that the egyptian president is playing right now and we appreciate very much his efforts. the other one is the iranians. they are trying again to encourage hamas to continue their shooting, the bombing, they are trying to send the bombs. >> if you believe, mr. president, that iran is behind a lot of the hamas terror activities, as you put it, then what action do you intend to take against iran? >> not that i guess so, i know that is the case. and we're not going to make a war with iran, but we are trying to prevent the shipping of long range missiles, which iran is sending to hamas. >> and that's israeli president and former pri
which has been supplying hamas with long range rockets and training hamas commanders how to fire from underground launch sites. here what he is israeli prime minister -- i'm sorry, israeli president shimon peres had to say to iran with our piers morgan. >> obviously' serious situation escalating by the hour now. how do you see this resolving itself? >> well, there is an attempt to introduce a cease-fire. we have a positive. the positive is the constructive war that the egyptian...
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official meeting directly with hamas officials because they boycott hamas deliberately until hamas accepts israel, accepts previous israeli/palestinian agreements and renounces the use of terror in this struggle. so it's a mess. it's a real mess right now. i don't know the outcome. if you asked me at this time yesterday, 24 hours ago, would there be a cease fire, i would have thought yes. if you ask me right now i'm saying i'm not so sure. >> wolf blitzer from jerusalem. thank you so much. >>> back here in the united states, walmart rolls back the calendar for savings when it comes to shareholders' tax bills. we'll tell you how. and why. >>> walmart push iing up its quarterly dividend payment by six days and that could save its biggest shareholder, the walton family, $180 million in federal taxes. all by making that payment in 2012 instead of 2013. alison kosik is in new york. this move is in case washington doesn't reach a deal in the so-called fiscal cliff? >> exactly. let me start with explaining exactly what a dividend is. if you own shares the dividend is this chunk of cash paid back
official meeting directly with hamas officials because they boycott hamas deliberately until hamas accepts israel, accepts previous israeli/palestinian agreements and renounces the use of terror in this struggle. so it's a mess. it's a real mess right now. i don't know the outcome. if you asked me at this time yesterday, 24 hours ago, would there be a cease fire, i would have thought yes. if you ask me right now i'm saying i'm not so sure. >> wolf blitzer from jerusalem. thank you so...
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certainly not hamas. i was going to ask you, the feeling there, is it even possible that a cease fire is in the works? it's supposed to come to fruition later today. >> there's a lot of talk. i think people will believe it when they see t a cease fire of this immediate conflict, not a longer term resolution. obviously, that would be much more complex. but people here are waiting to see what happens. a lot of people are not really going outside, staying indoors, obviously, as they have the last several days, waiting, hoping for some sort of resolution is agreed to. >> anderson cooper, reporting live from gaza city this morning. >>> we have continuing coverage in this conflict coming up in the next hour of "newsroom" i'll talk to the israeli defense forces. bake, and present. that must have taken you forever! it was really tough. [ female announcer ] pillsbury pie crust. let the making begin [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon
certainly not hamas. i was going to ask you, the feeling there, is it even possible that a cease fire is in the works? it's supposed to come to fruition later today. >> there's a lot of talk. i think people will believe it when they see t a cease fire of this immediate conflict, not a longer term resolution. obviously, that would be much more complex. but people here are waiting to see what happens. a lot of people are not really going outside, staying indoors, obviously, as they have the...
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gave its support to hamas. it is a muslim brotherhood dominated deposit now inside egypt, and hamas, after all, is really a radical off-shoot of the muslim brotherhood, and they're looking to that government and egypt to give them more political support, and also better access and better supplies at that rafah border crossing, and these are the broader brush political changes that are going to affect hamas's calculations here. >> this morning we heard from hamas's leader who was definitely pretty tough in his remarks in a news conference out of cairo. he says israel has to make the first move. he was angry with benjamin netanyahu regarding the killing of one of hamas's top military commanders. i want you to listen to what he said this morning. >> translator: today netanyahu wanted to achieve three goals with several messages, but he did not succeed. yes, no doubt he succeeded in assassinating the heroic leader, but he wanted to maintain his ability in deterence, but it failed. >> you have been covering this reg
gave its support to hamas. it is a muslim brotherhood dominated deposit now inside egypt, and hamas, after all, is really a radical off-shoot of the muslim brotherhood, and they're looking to that government and egypt to give them more political support, and also better access and better supplies at that rafah border crossing, and these are the broader brush political changes that are going to affect hamas's calculations here. >> this morning we heard from hamas's leader who was...
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egypt is trying to broker a cease-fire agreement with hamas. hamas seems not to be budging. so explain to us like if you're the egyptian president, what are you saying to the leader of hamas? >> the egyptians are in a very difficult situation because on the one hand mohamed morsi, the president of egypt, the muslim brotherhood, in part made its name by outright support for hamas for a radical brand of palestinian nationalism not the more moderate brand of fatah on the west bank. yet the egyptians cannot afford a situation where the united states walks away from its military aid. the egyptians have placed themselves into the center of this extraordinary drama. they're trying to work out a cease-fire. they've been working with the turkish prime minister, prime minister erdogan, the leadership of qatar, and now the u.n. chief ban ki-moon, secretary-general of the united nations, is going to be in egypt today. the sides are very far apart. it doesn't a cease-fire is imminent. but the egyptians have to work for one. they don't want to see a further intensification of this war. >>
egypt is trying to broker a cease-fire agreement with hamas. hamas seems not to be budging. so explain to us like if you're the egyptian president, what are you saying to the leader of hamas? >> the egyptians are in a very difficult situation because on the one hand mohamed morsi, the president of egypt, the muslim brotherhood, in part made its name by outright support for hamas for a radical brand of palestinian nationalism not the more moderate brand of fatah on the west bank. yet the...
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they're trying to finalize details of a cease-fire with hamas. israeli troops have retreated from the border and hamas leaders say a delegation from gaza has arrived in cairo. >>> here's what's trending online. no winner last night's power ballotry. so this wednesday's jackpot rises to a whopping $425 million. >>> pop singer bjork says she's hitting her notes after surgery on her vocal chord. "rolling stone" says she vows to tour again next year after canceling earlier dates. >>> this video of a runaway camel on a california street, it's gone viral. ramos brothers circus says it ran away because it wasn't comfortable with its new trainer. handlers were able to catch up with it and lead it back. >>> it's called the fiscal cliff. how will you be impacted if we're to fall over it? it's your money and you'll want to take some notes. >>> this is not a clip from the new 007 movie. it's real. and we've got the exclusive pictures of an assassin's secret spy weapons. get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a
they're trying to finalize details of a cease-fire with hamas. israeli troops have retreated from the border and hamas leaders say a delegation from gaza has arrived in cairo. >>> here's what's trending online. no winner last night's power ballotry. so this wednesday's jackpot rises to a whopping $425 million. >>> pop singer bjork says she's hitting her notes after surgery on her vocal chord. "rolling stone" says she vows to tour again next year after canceling...
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then on the palestinian side, they want to end the targeting of hamas leaders. they want the border crossings, the gaza border crossings to be open so that trade, commerce, and people can move more freely in the gaza strip. those are two of the major parts of the cease-fire. >> and then how do you assess the victories? both sides are claiming some victories here. israel being able to show its muscle and the iron dome working. hamas being able to demonstrate that it has missiles that can reach as far as tel aviv and has support of iran. how do you assess things here? >> well, each side is claiming the most positive outcome for obvious political reasons, both domestically and internationally. again, if we can just step back, we've seen this act before. and if all we're going to do both in terms of the israelis and palestinians and international community and the arab countries involved is to just manage these crisis as they erupt, i do not consider this to be a very positive outcome. what we should be doing is building on this cease-fire to get a viable israeli-pa
then on the palestinian side, they want to end the targeting of hamas leaders. they want the border crossings, the gaza border crossings to be open so that trade, commerce, and people can move more freely in the gaza strip. those are two of the major parts of the cease-fire. >> and then how do you assess the victories? both sides are claiming some victories here. israel being able to show its muscle and the iron dome working. hamas being able to demonstrate that it has missiles that can...
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hamas says the bloodshed is continuing. a young palestinian was shot to death today, 25 others wounded. cnn's sara sidner reports the two sides disagree over how this started near the gaza border. >> reporter: an incident on the israeli/gaza border that has some worried that the cease-fire may not hold for long. here is what we're hearing from both sides of the fence. health ministry is gaza is saying one person was killed, 25 people injured when israeli soldiers opened fire on farmers in that area east of conunis. but there are different stories, there are groups of men foresting, coming close to the fence, trying to enter israel. they say the soldiers fired a warning shot in the air, but when they did not heed the warning, they fired toward the mens' legs. so far the israeli military has not confirmed the death or injuries, but they are investigating. the reason why this is such an incident is because incidents like these happen often, on and off over the past months. we have seen them ourselves. however, because it is ha
hamas says the bloodshed is continuing. a young palestinian was shot to death today, 25 others wounded. cnn's sara sidner reports the two sides disagree over how this started near the gaza border. >> reporter: an incident on the israeli/gaza border that has some worried that the cease-fire may not hold for long. here is what we're hearing from both sides of the fence. health ministry is gaza is saying one person was killed, 25 people injured when israeli soldiers opened fire on farmers in...
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. >>> cease fire still holding between israel and hamas. one side is claiming victory as they honor a fallen leader killed in the eight-day conflict. >>> u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice defends herself about comments about benghazi, responding directly to her harshest critics. >>> giving thanks following superstorm sandy. trying to lift the siepirits of those left with nothing. >>> plus this. >>> good morning to you. happy thanksgiving. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for spending at least part of your holiday with us. for the first time in more than a week, it has been a relatively quiet day across israel and fwa gaza. the cease fire is holding. at the border, israeli troops are packing up after spending one final night there. israeli forces says when the cease fire started, three rockets were fired into israel. two hit open areas and the third was intercepted by the iron dome missile defense system. if everything remains this relatively quiet until 2:00 eastern this afternoon, the gaza border crossings will open. r
. >>> cease fire still holding between israel and hamas. one side is claiming victory as they honor a fallen leader killed in the eight-day conflict. >>> u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice defends herself about comments about benghazi, responding directly to her harshest critics. >>> giving thanks following superstorm sandy. trying to lift the siepirits of those left with nothing. >>> plus this. >>> good morning to you. happy...
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this is a group completely sidelined by what hamas was doing in gaza. these are the palestinians that recognize israel's right to exist, and they haven't gotten anything out of this peace process in a very, very long time. >> is it true -- because what's been in the news is hamas, the negotiations that took place with israel over the back and forth, the firing of rockets that, type of thing, there is a cease-fire that's in place, but it was largely due that it was the leadership of hamas that had gained ground from that. something sd this put mahmoud abbas, the west bank, does it give him a push here? does it -- >> it gives him a little bit of a boost, but, you know, the reality is that the whole strategy of confronting israel with weapons is what gained credibility and we should all be concerned about it. >> that's hamas? >> that's hamas, and i think a lot of people that will vote in favor of this, and it accident like they have more than 130 nations that will include u.s. allies. i must say were pressured and pressured heavily to do this. all of those
this is a group completely sidelined by what hamas was doing in gaza. these are the palestinians that recognize israel's right to exist, and they haven't gotten anything out of this peace process in a very, very long time. >> is it true -- because what's been in the news is hamas, the negotiations that took place with israel over the back and forth, the firing of rockets that, type of thing, there is a cease-fire that's in place, but it was largely due that it was the leadership of hamas...
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. >>> elsewhere in the region, the signs the truce between israel and hamas is taking hold this weekend. palestinian sources say israel has eased restrictions on gaza fishermen, allowing them to go up shore. they had been restricted from going up three miles in the mediterranean. and hamas official says that egyptian and israeli officials are expected to meet monday to discuss details of the cease-fi. >>> and another sign, a positive one of recovery after that conflict. thousands of students have returned to school in gaza, doing that today. the schools were closed during the israeli strikes. and some of them were damaged. students and teachers say they were glad to be back. today, thank god, we returned to school. the school during the last day is some of the nearby buildings were destroyed because the minister of interior is in the same neighborhood. all the nearby buildings had some damage. we tried to renovate the school and keep students away from the damage. windows and doors are damaged. we were trying to create a real school day after what happened. >> i am happy today because t
. >>> elsewhere in the region, the signs the truce between israel and hamas is taking hold this weekend. palestinian sources say israel has eased restrictions on gaza fishermen, allowing them to go up shore. they had been restricted from going up three miles in the mediterranean. and hamas official says that egyptian and israeli officials are expected to meet monday to discuss details of the cease-fi. >>> and another sign, a positive one of recovery after that conflict....
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. >>> there are signs of the truce between israel and hamas is holding this weekend. palestinian sources say israel has eased restrictions on gazan fishermen, allowing them to go up to six miles from shore. the fishermen had been restricted from going more than about three miles into the mediterranean. also palestinian farmers have resumed tending their land along the israeli border. a hamas official says that egyptian and israeli officials are expected to meet monday to discuss details of that cease-fire. >>> to egypt, what's happening there now makes it look like the arab spring never ended. this is the scene tonight in cairo. demonstrators back spending the night in tahrir square. president mohamed morsi has announced sweeping new powers for himself ordering egyptian courts not to overturn any decree or law issued since he took office. this dramatic video is from the city of damanur where members of the muslim brotherhood exchanged gunfire with anti-morsi protesters. reza sayah is tracking the story for us in cairo. >> reporter: demonstrations continue against egyp
. >>> there are signs of the truce between israel and hamas is holding this weekend. palestinian sources say israel has eased restrictions on gazan fishermen, allowing them to go up to six miles from shore. the fishermen had been restricted from going more than about three miles into the mediterranean. also palestinian farmers have resumed tending their land along the israeli border. a hamas official says that egyptian and israeli officials are expected to meet monday to discuss...
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some unchartered territory as israel tries to nail down the details of the cease-fire with hamas. they've labelled a terrorist organization. the israelis are not speaking directly to hamas. both sides speaking to the egyptian negotiators. that's happening in cairo. well, egypt, as you know, was key to brokering the cease-fire that happened last week along with secretary of state hillary clinton, but now the cease-fire talks, they're going on taking place amid growing unrest now in egypt over the president's new power grab. s our jim clancy knows the region very well. i want to bring you in to talk about this. i want to show some live pictures whaf we're seeing out of cairo. the crowds are now gathering here. it is dark. a lot of frustration. our reza sayah say people are very afraid of this power grab by the egyptian president. what is the significance? why are they afraid of what is taking place there now? >> it's not even all about egypt. this is really all about the arab spring. already deep frustrations about not having atakened anything for this revolution, not really seeing
some unchartered territory as israel tries to nail down the details of the cease-fire with hamas. they've labelled a terrorist organization. the israelis are not speaking directly to hamas. both sides speaking to the egyptian negotiators. that's happening in cairo. well, egypt, as you know, was key to brokering the cease-fire that happened last week along with secretary of state hillary clinton, but now the cease-fire talks, they're going on taking place amid growing unrest now in egypt over...